CVE-2026-97316 Broken Link Notifier 1.3.1 - 2.0.0 - Unauthenticated SSRF via Redirect Bypass
Unauthenticated attackers can bypass internal address filters to force the server to send requests to internal services via redirect handling.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-97316?
CVE-2026-97316 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Unknown Broken Link Notifier, published on 30 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Broken Link Notifier WordPress plugin before 2.0.0.1 does not re-validate the destination of redirects when checking links, allowing unauthenticated attackers to bypass its internal-address filter and make the server send requests to internal services.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-97316?
How do I fix CVE-2026-97316?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-97316 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2026-97316 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-97316 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vxvw-9xhx-r2mf.